Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2023-02-23

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Feb 23
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
570 head
▲ 141 vs last sale 429▲ 237 vs year ago 333 · +71.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 39▲ 28 vs year ago 28 · +100.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 16▼ 12 vs year ago 27 · −44.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 8.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold steady to 14.00, mostly 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00-5.00, mostly 3.00 lower; over 600 lbs sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $214.89/cwt on 201 head.
Average price
$214.89
201 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,016
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$666
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$122.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.75
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1484222.131,076151
Medium and Large 1-2455215.009797thin
Medium and Large 2435201.0387528
Medium and Large 3438172.7175614thin
Small and Medium 3410100.004101thin
One grade step is worth $122.13/cwt here — about $666 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale201 hd
214.89
—
AR average6 barns · 1,236 hd
212.14
+2.75
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,697104.181,76813
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,30199.081,2895thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,01382.3483428
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low93566.226197thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,072$1,0803thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)885$1,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)885$8751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,170$1,3001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,733$1,5752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,170$8001thin

Every lot

95 lots · USDA AMS · I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1320244.09/cwt230.00–265.0078116
Steers—Medium and Large 2324200.82/cwt182.50–222.506514
Steers—Medium and Large 3335172.50/cwt172.50–172.505781
Steers—Medium and Large 1375225.61/cwt212.50–242.5084614
Steers—Medium and Large 2375207.47/cwt205.00–210.007784
Steers—Medium and Large 3378180.64/cwt175.00–185.006834
Steers—Medium and Large 2409207.05/cwt180.00–217.508479
Steers—Small and Medium 3410100.00/cwt100.00–100.004101
Steers—Medium and Large 1421235.99/cwt225.00–255.0099418
Steers—Medium and Large 3425163.59/cwt160.00–170.006955
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed450215.00/cwt215.00–215.009684
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462215.00/cwt215.00–215.009933
Steers—Medium and Large 3465171.25/cwt170.00–172.507962
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added466237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,1046
Steers—Medium and Large 1467229.18/cwt220.00–234.001,07025
Steers—Medium and Large 2481196.07/cwt175.00–210.009437
Steers—Medium and Large 1520214.54/cwt207.50–225.001,11638
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added521232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,2118
Steers—Medium and Large 2527200.79/cwt195.00–205.001,0583
Steers—Medium and Large 1583208.59/cwt200.00–211.001,21610
Steers—Medium and Large 3615181.22/cwt180.00–182.501,1152
Steers—Medium and Large 1627196.75/cwt182.50–204.001,2345
Steers—Medium and Large 1675184.90/cwt177.50–189.001,2485
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added714181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2925
Steers—Medium and Large 2765157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,2051
Steers—Medium and Large 1875166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,4531
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318167.56/cwt165.00–170.005332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320179.65/cwt172.50–187.505752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327222.42/cwt205.00–235.0072717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2350200.00/cwt200.00–200.007002
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365165.31/cwt155.00–177.506033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377213.40/cwt205.00–227.5080516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378188.17/cwt180.00–195.007113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed384200.00/cwt200.00–200.0076810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed405205.00/cwt205.00–205.008301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417179.80/cwt165.00–185.007505
Heifers—Medium and Large 3422155.95/cwt152.50–160.006583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1434204.47/cwt195.00–210.0088716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465207.00/cwt207.00–207.009632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466174.93/cwt171.00–190.0081511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475204.16/cwt195.00–215.0097020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed485193.00/cwt193.00–193.009366
Heifers—Medium and Large 3488154.80/cwt122.50–175.007553
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517175.76/cwt165.00–182.509093
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530130.14/cwt115.00–145.006903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533193.29/cwt182.50–200.001,03020
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563165.02/cwt155.00–177.509295
Heifers—Medium and Large 3573150.63/cwt145.00–155.008634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576183.75/cwt177.50–190.001,05811
Heifers—Small and Medium 358057.50/cwt57.50–57.503341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added592194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,1484
Heifers—Medium and Large 2608165.03/cwt157.50–172.501,0032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1609183.52/cwt177.50–187.501,1184
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625124.09/cwt100.00–137.507764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655176.18/cwt165.00–185.001,1546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed664170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1295
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690140.00/cwt140.00–140.009662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added710170.00/cwt162.50–177.501,2072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1740150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1750160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2001
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519212.25/cwt207.50–213.001,1028
Bulls—Medium and Large 2545165.00/cwt165.00–165.008991
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560125.00/cwt125.00–125.007001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563207.71/cwt185.00–212.001,1697
Bulls—Medium and Large 2595150.00/cwt150.00–150.008931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630173.53/cwt170.00–177.501,0936
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655127.00/cwt127.00–127.008321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1678160.17/cwt152.50–170.001,0864
Bulls—Medium and Large 1733153.21/cwt149.00–157.501,1232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770138.06/cwt135.00–141.001,0632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1825138.00/cwt135.00–141.001,1392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2930100.00/cwt100.00–100.009301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54097.54/cwt87.00–103.001,5028
Bulls——1,938119.01/cwt118.00–120.002,3062
Bulls——1,957111.98/cwt108.00–114.502,1913
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight78052.95/cwt51.00–55.004132
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight82573.52/cwt70.00–77.006072
Cows—Lean 85-90%84559.00/cwt59.00–59.004991
Cows—Lean 85-90%91557.14/cwt48.00–74.005234
Cows—Boner 80-85%99984.14/cwt80.00–88.0084111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02088.00/cwt88.00–88.008982
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03676.22/cwt67.00–88.007906
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12296.95/cwt95.00–100.001,0885
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16892.52/cwt92.00–93.001,0812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30199.08/cwt97.00–100.001,2895
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28851,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2885875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-299084.00/cwt84.00–84.008321
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05394.03/cwt92.00–96.009902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0721,080.09/head925.00–1,325.001,0803
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09388.12/cwt82.00–93.009632
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,170800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7331,575.32/head1,550.00–1,600.001,5752

This sale against other markets

Arkansas weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.